The size–frequency distribution of dormant Jupiter family comets

@article{Whitman2006TheSD,
  title={The size–frequency distribution of dormant Jupiter family comets},
  author={Kathryn Whitman and Alessandro Morbidelli and Robert Jedicke},
  journal={Icarus},
  year={2006},
  volume={183},
  pages={101-114}
}
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